Commercial Manager

Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per year

Skillbase require a commercial manager for a large mechanical engineering company. 

Working within an industrial food manufacturing site, you will be responsible for improving the commercial position to ensure that the business adheres to the contract obligations and will provide governance and support to the Operational teams. You will need a relevant finance or commercial qualification and be able to demonstrate they have experience operating at a senior level in a similar role.

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• Provide commercial advice/support to the operational team
• Liaise with Account Managers & Senior finance team to improve contract & team performance and be influential in the maximisation of profit margins
• Identify, review and take a leading role in the resolution of any commercial disputes
• Manage any change control/variations. Work effectively with the operational team in the identification and pricing and cost of variations; maintain and own the variation register
• Manage the project risk register
• Create and continually improve reports to cover help-desk and compliance that are relatable to client KPI’s for review. In addition, implement strategy to improve KPI’s
• Cost management, profit analysis and maximising revenue across operations in line with scope of the contract
• Ownership of the procurement of subcontractor and supply chain in line including negotiating terms that fill within contractual requirements both core and reactive tasks
• Issue key weekly reports to the client and be the owner of the monthly application and implement processes to streamline any issues
• Raising invoices within the contractual schedule
• Liaising with operational team to ensure Capital Expenditure invoices are raised in a timely manner and liaise with the client to maximise Working Capital to ensure that work in progress and debt levels are not allowed to build up
• Reviews of time-sheet posting on a weekly basis
• Assist within the monthly financial management accounts across the contract
• Ad hoc support for the office-based team as and when required

Skills; 

• Degree qualified with a recognised commercial/finance professional qualification
• Professional membership of a relevant organisation would be desirable
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritise work
• Trustworthy and discreet with confidential data.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy of work output
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Flexible approach to work with a self-starter attitude
• Honest and open attitude
• Able to use own initiative to solve problems as they occur
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly advanced Excel and Word)

You should be proficient with the following:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Share Point
• Microsoft Teams

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